Good point. It does sort of seem like a Princeton thing based on last freestyle tournament they went to.Am I the only one wondering if Rutgers is even involved with NJRTC? I don’t see RU mentioning NJRTC nor do I see NJRTC mentioning RU guys. I don’t remember seeing an announcement but I have been wondering for weeks if the relationship was still intact.
Am I the only one wondering if Rutgers is even involved with NJRTC? I don’t see RU mentioning NJRTC nor do I see NJRTC mentioning RU guys. I don’t remember seeing an announcement but I have been wondering for weeks if the relationship was still intact.
We still work out a great deal with the NJRTC guys.
Mineo and the NJRTC Twitter just confirmed our thoughts. Rutgers has nothing to do with NJRTC now. I was really hoping Cox would work out with our upper weights.
Ok, someone dish on the split. I know we haven't been happy since the Humphrey/Suriano incident, and even before then thought that NJRTC was always more Princeton focused and helped Princeton more than SKWC (likely because Princeton may have provided more funding). Are we still working out with NJRTC athletes after the official split? They should've agreed to drop the NJRTC name and just use PWC.
😲Did Princeton kick us out or did we leave? I need details, 😂Humphries was a damn Benedict Arnold. The reasoning behind building the NJRTC was for both RU and Princeton, not for Princeton to kick RU out once established. I'm starting to hate Princeton as much as PSU now.
He may be a good coach but comes off as such a cringey tool. And 100% agree. F Princeton! I hope we embarrass them.Humphries was a damn Benedict Arnold. The reasoning behind building the NJRTC was for both RU and Princeton, not for Princeton to kick RU out once established. I'm starting to hate Princeton as much as PSU now.
They should change their name to the Princeton Regional Training Central. I hope we whip Princeton's asses next season.J'den Cox to join NJRTC
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5/22/2021
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Two-time World Champion J'den Cox (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)![]()
The New Jersey Regional Training Center (NJRTC) announced the addition of two-time world champion J'den Cox as a part-time resident athlete. Cox will continue to split his time training between New Jersey and the Olympic/Paralympic Training Center. Previously Cox was supposed to have a similar training arrangement with Ohio State's Ohio RTC; however, due to the pandemic, Cox did not travel away from Colorado Springs often for training.
Cox has won the last two world championships at 92 kg, but had to go up to 97 kg (or drop to 86 kg) during the Olympic year. Confusion between J'den's camp at the Olympic Trials saw him weigh-in after the allotted time and he was not allowed to compete at the Trials. The fallout from the Trials saga saw Cox state that he would go 92 kg for the World Team Trials in 2021 and 97 kg in the future (If Kyle Snyder wins an Olympic medal, he has dibs on the 97 kg world team spot).
The NJRTC will be even deeper at its upperweights as Nate Jackson has recently established himself as one of the top contenders at this weight domestically. Jackson won Senior Nationals at 92kg and outscored his competition 28-1 along the way.
Other news related to the NJRTC is that they have split from Rutgers' Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club. Previously both schools were under the NJRTC name.
We weren't aware SKWC split from NJRTC so we were initially happy with Cox joining NJRTC. Now we're trying to find out what's going on and why they split but no one will talk.I am so fkng confused
This feels like a thread celebrating another team's recruit but I am supposed to be happy about it cause in some weird way it helps us?
Help ... please...
Yea it's why I edited my post. I had no idea we pulled out or were kicked out of that Regional training partnership. This move does absolutely nothing for us and this will probably be the last you'll hear about that training center on here. As this is the 1st many of us have heard about this move. Now I could give two sh*ts who they get or what they do.I am so fkng confused
This feels like a thread celebrating another team's recruit but I am supposed to be happy about it cause in some weird way it helps us?
Help ... please...
It sounds reasonable but I think Njrtc and Skwc should each have their own wrestling coach. If you want to keep it separate don’t share Reece Humphrey. Nothing against him but I would love it if they were able to land someone else.Willie and the other dude on his podcast said there is no bad blood between Rutgers and Princeton. According to them it was mostly about wanting to keep each other's funding/money separate instead of continuing to co-mingle it together. Mentioned Rutgers guys will still have access and opportunities to workout there from time to time. Not sure how well sourced Willie's partner is here, but he did make it seem like it was a somewhat mutual decision.
"opportunities to workout there from time to time". Aside from those opportunities to work out from time to time, what is Rutgers left with?Willie and the other dude on his podcast said there is no bad blood between Rutgers and Princeton. According to them it was mostly about wanting to keep each other's funding/money separate instead of continuing to co-mingle it together. Mentioned Rutgers guys will still have access and opportunities to workout there from time to time. Not sure how well sourced Willie's partner is here, but he did make it seem like it was a somewhat mutual decision.
"opportunities to workout there from time to time". Aside from those opportunities to work out from time to time, what is Rutgers left with?
Corby is a well connected guy who now lives in NJ - he's talked about Rutgers before on the podcast and seems to know them well.Willie and the other dude on his podcast said there is no bad blood between Rutgers and Princeton. According to them it was mostly about wanting to keep each other's funding/money separate instead of continuing to co-mingle it together. Mentioned Rutgers guys will still have access and opportunities to workout there from time to time. Not sure how well sourced Willie's partner is here, but he did make it seem like it was a somewhat mutual decision.
it never was. Can't name one thing Rutgers gained from that NJRTC "relationship". Good riddance. We are better off separated with guarantee our funds are going toward support of RU,The Rutgers/Princeton relationship is not good anymore
Go on...The Rutgers/Princeton relationship is not good anymore
The plot thickens. I'm curious to read the PR tomorrow. NYCRTC practices at Edge in Hoboken.